Basketball Recap: Make It Two in a Row for Youngker

Ares Chambers

Points (Career)

02/11/25 vs Desert Edge	33
12/04/24 @ Sierra Linda	31
12/02/24 vs Copper Canyon	28
01/17/25 @ Desert Edge	26
02/02/24 @ Glendale	26

Desert Edge came into Tuesday's matchup looking for another win against Youngker, but Ares Chambers wouldn't allow it. The Youngker Roughriders snuck past the Desert Edge Scorpions with a 71-65 win on Tuesday thanks in part to Chambers, who posted 33 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

The victory made it two in a row for Youngker and bumps their season record up to 6-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Desert Edge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.

Youngker wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 80-37 loss against Paradise Valley on the 13th. Desert Edge has also already played their next game (against Canyon View), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.